The import of this discovery – dubbed Selene syndrome – has vast implications for Perina’s career and reputation. Although their bodies are preserved, their minds deteriorate.
Norton Perina travels to a Micronesian island, called Ivu’ivu, where an amazing discovery is made: this primitive culture contains humans who have been alive for hundreds of years, far exceeding the natural lifespan. What we get is the compelling back story, as told by an unreliable narrator. Perina is jailed for the molestation of one of his many adopted children. The book purports to be the memoir of celebrated scientist Norton Perina, edited by his colleague and admirer Ronald Kubodera, after Dr.
The People of the Trees is rife with moral ambiguity throughout, which makes it a particularly mesmerizing and mind-challenging debut.Ī short Google search reveals that the book was inspired on real Nobel laureate Carleton Gajdusek. This book should begin with a caution: those who are uncomfortable with moral relativism and who prefer to view the world in black-and-white should not take one step further.
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